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EMiakisz
03-22-06, 03:14 PM
I am tring to use a switch/outlet to ..... I want the switch/outlet to turn on/off the the outlet( that is on the same recepictal) and to turn on/off other outlets connected to the switch/outlet :wall: I can get power the the light at the end and all outlet work but I can't get the switch to turn on/off the outlets and the light at the end.

joed
03-22-06, 05:32 PM
Connect the incoming power hot wire to the single screw on the same side as the silver screw for the white wire. Connect all the switch receptacles black wires to the double gold screws on the opposite side. Leave the tab between the screws.
EMiakisz
03-22-06, 06:02 PM
there is a silver and gold screw on one side and two black screws on the side with the ground screw. I have two black/white wires.

John Nelson
03-22-06, 08:44 PM
Use a wire nut to connect both white wires to each other and to a white pigtail (short segment of white wire). Connect the other end of the white pigtail to the silver screw. Connect one of the black wires to the gold screw. Connect the other black wire to either of the two black screws. You should notice that the two black screws are electrically connected to each other with a tab. Right? Turn on the breaker and test. If the switch does not control the receptacle in the same device, turn off the breaker again and reverse the two black wires.
EMiakisz
03-23-06, 03:54 PM
It worked, thank you so much, it has been buging me for a month.